List" in 2012. In March 2011, McKool Smith, named one of the Top Four patent litigation firms in the U.S. In 2011 by Managing Intellectual Property magazine, received the publication's 2011 "Patent Case of the Year" honor for securing a $290 million judgment for i4i Inc. against Microsoft. The judgment was unanimously affirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court on June 9, 2011, and reportedly represents the largest U.S. patent infringement award to be affirmed on appeal. McKool Smith was ranked nationally as a leading firm for Intellectual Property in 2011 by The Legal 500, which stated that the firm is "…very professional and focused…and has its clients' commercial interests at heart." McKool Smith secured two of the ten "Biggest IP Litigation Wins of 2011," according to Corporate Counsel Magazine, January 2012. The firm was named "IP Firm of the Year" in the Southern region of the United States by Benchmark Litigation magazine, March 2011. McKool Smith Hennigan was ranked a 2010 'Best Law Firm in California' for Intellectual Property Law by U.S. News & World Report. On a national level, McKool Smith Hennigan was ranked for Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law. References External links Official website Law firms based in Dallas Law firms established in 1991 Intellectual property law firms 1991 establishments in Texas